Letter from Santiago de la Guardia and Leonidas Pacheco to John Barrett

Subject(s): Costa Rica, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes, Panama

Santiago de la Guardia of Panama and Leonidas Pacheco of Costa Rica write to American diplomat John Barrett to thank the Unites States for its help in the Panama/Costa Rica boundary question, saying they have signed three documents that morning which settle the issue. (This is now known as the Pacheco-de la Guardia Treaty.)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-06

Creator(s)

de la Guardia, Santiago, 1858-1925; Pacheco, Leonidas, 1866-1934

Recipient

Barrett, John, 1866-1938

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Santiago de la Guardia and Leonidas Pacheco to John Barrett. [March 6, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48886. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

de la Guardia, Santiago, 1858-1925; Pacheco, Leonidas, 1866-1934. Letter from Santiago de la Guardia and Leonidas Pacheco to John Barrett. [6 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48886.

APA:

de la Guardia, Santiago, 1858-1925; Pacheco, Leonidas, 1866-1934., [1905, March 6]. Letter from Santiago de la Guardia and Leonidas Pacheco to John Barrett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48886.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.